Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
St Ives gallery celebrates local artists in annual show
03 April 2023'Trees' by Karl Weschke is among the pictures featured in Belgrave St Ives’ annual exhibition on the Cornish seaside town and Modern British art.
5 Questions with Julian Hartnoll
03 April 2023Julian Hartnoll, who describes himself as a ‘Fine Artmonger’ has been trading since 1968.
Younger buyers boost TEFAF
03 April 2023Dealers at TEFAF Maastricht welcomed a batch of younger buyers during the most recent staging.
Massive collection of Second World War pictures recall dealers' boyhood
03 April 2023A personal collection of Second World War pictures compiled by dealer John Noott over more than 40 years is on display at the Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum.
Darwin granddaughter’s art skills evolved into engraving
03 April 2023The very first wood engraving by Gwen Raverat (1885-1957) is this 1909 work, 'The Knight of the Burning Pestle'.
Christopher Bishop takes over Master Drawings New York and new board appointed
27 March 2023Master Drawings New York (MDNY) has a new owner, advisory board and partnership.
The web shop window: an Uzbek dowry embroidery
27 March 2023Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
Marlborough lion gem leads New York exhibition
27 March 2023Les Enluminures’ next New York exhibition comprises a single well-documented Italian gem.
Art reunited: two pairs of historical coincidences brought together at TEFAF
27 March 2023A still-life and the vessel it depicts showed up at the same Maastricht fair unexpectedly this year, as did a painting and its study
London Original Print Fair looks to the future at 38
27 March 2023Specialist print fair has constantly evolved but remains at heart a celebration of these works on paper
5 Questions with Tanya Bielschowsky
27 March 2023Tanya Bielschowsky is a recent addition to Alfies Antique Market, who previously stood at Hampstead Antique Emporium, which has closed.
Dealers news in brief including the retirement of Welsh dealer Martin Tinney
27 March 2023A roundup of news and events from across the trade.
New fair launched at NEC to fill the Birmingham void
20 March 2023A new fair will launch at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in April next year.
Offbeat Paul Nash image stars in Piano Nobile’s works on paper exhibition
20 March 2023'Harbour and Room' (1931), a watercolour and pencil on paper by Paul Nash (1889-1946), is included in Piano Nobile’s latest works on paper exhibition.
The web shop window: Victorian love token
20 March 2023Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
5 Questions: Americana dealer Kelly Kinzle
20 March 2023Kelly Kinzle Antiques trades from New Oxford, Pennslyvania, in the US.
18th century sieve among highlights at Cotswolds fair
20 March 2023A Georgian treen searce is among the highlights available at The Cotswolds Decorative Antiques & Art Fair.
Dealers land major sales as museums return to TEFAF
13 March 2023Museum buyers were out in force for the early days of TEFAF Maastricht.
Children's alphabet book stars at Edinburgh book fair
13 March 2023An unrecorded and apparent first Scottish edition example of the 18th century children’s book Tom Thumb’s Play-book is set to feature at the Edinburgh Book Fair.
London jewellery firm Symbolic & Chase expands
13 March 2023Symbolic & Chase is expanding its Old Bond Street premises from two to three floors with an opening scheduled for late April